Indianapolis fire: 16 dogs die in house fire on Westside

10:50 AM,
Oct. 3, 2012

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Sixteen dogs, 13 of which were pups, died in a house fire this morning on the Indianapolis Westside.

One adult dog was resuscitated, said Capt. Rita Burris of the Indianapolis Fire Department.

The fire was reported about 1 a.m., Burris said in a release, in the 1200 block of West 35th Street. No one living at the home or any firefighters suffered injuries, Burris said, and a smoke detector helped alert the family at the home to the fire. ...